Authorities in New Mexico say a 16-year-old boy was "extremely intoxicated" when he called 911 to report he had killed four members of his family over the weekend.
The Valencia County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call from 16-year-old Diego Leyva at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, in which he told dispatchers he had killed his family, according to a statement from the New Mexico State Police. Deputies responded to the boy's residence in Belen, and he walked out with his hands in the air.
Inside the residence, deputies found Leonardo Leyva, 42, Adriana Bencomo, 35, Adrian Leyva, 16, and Alexander Leyva, 14, dead from suspected gunshot wounds. They also found a handgun on the kitchen table.
State police said the boy was "extremely intoxicated" when he was taken into custody, and he was transported to a local hospital for detox. He was medically cleared and released from the hospital early Sunday, then booked into the Juvenile Justice Center in Albuquerque on four open counts of first-degree murder.
State police are still investigating the scene and conducting interviews to learn the circumstances that led to the shooting. Once the investigation is complete, prosecutors will decide on formal charges.
With reporting by TMX
